My attention has been called many times (1) to awkward methods of applying spica bandages to patients relaxed by an anesthetic, after operating on an inguinal hernia, for instance; (2) to awkward methods of supporting the shoulders, head and feet while applying plaster-of-Paris bandages, as for coxitis, to adults and children when not under an anesthetic; and (3) to the frequency of threatened syncope in adult patients when suspended by Sayre's apparatus for the application of plaster-of-Paris jackets.
The following methods have been of much service to me in my practice and are presented in the hope that they may be helpful to others in solving these problems: The first is simple and the necessary accessories can be found in any hospital. The second is more complicated, but will find numerous uses in any hospital where much bone work is done (which means every hospital).
The device for applying a